Although she had a smile on her face, the warmth in her eyes was gone.
Since it was Huang Meiling who came to her, she should give her some face. But Ding Rumei was taking advantage of her kindness, so she couldn't blame her for being ruthless.
"In addition, I see a lot of bad habits on you, so please remember to wash your hands before touching the children. You can call me fussy or pretentious, but when you come to my house, you have to abide by my rules."
She looked at Song Zhaodi gently, as if to comfort her, "Before you came, it was Sister Song who took care of the house. She's no different from my own sister. She's reliable and capable, and she takes good care of the children. You're here to help her."
Ding Rumei choked on her water. She looked at Shu Ying, who was young and spoke softly, and couldn't tell that she had a bad temper.
"Sister-in-law, I'm not trying to criticize you, but the children in your city are raised too delicately. They're more likely to get sick. Look at your son, he's so fair and clean, he doesn't look like a boy at all!"
“You city folks only have two kids and you need to ask for help. In our countryside, every family has five or six children. They’re born crawling all over the place. The adults in the family all have to go to the fields. Where do they have time to take care of them? In the end, they still grow up like weeds.”
She put her legs up on the sofa, dismissing Shu Ying's words. "Look at your son, he has no manliness at all. Let me tell you, a doting mother spoils her son. Even though you say this is your house, isn't it still my brother's house? I'm his sister, we're family. If it weren't for my brother, would you be living in such a nice house?"
She crossed her legs so high they were practically pointing to the sky. "The most important thing is to know your own limitations. Don't think that just because you've had two children you've become a hero of the Xie family."
She is Xie Zhiyan's older sister. Even if they are distant relatives, they are still family. This house was earned by Xie Zhiyan through hard work, so it belongs to her.
"Also, I'm not a nanny, I'm just here to help. I'm known for being very capable in my hometown. If my aunt hadn't spoken highly of me, I wouldn't have come no matter what, given that you have two kids."
They even said it's unhygienic to touch a child without washing your hands. But who doesn't do that in the countryside? It's a living, breathing child, not an object. Do you think touching it will break it?
Shu Ying laughed in exasperation. She had seen people who didn't know their own brains before, but this was the first time she had seen someone who didn't know their own brains and couldn't even see things clearly. She had certainly learned something new today.
“Cousin Ding, since you’re here to help, you probably don’t need to be paid, right? Then I’ll write a letter to my mother-in-law now to tell her that you don’t need to be paid. Also, I don’t need any help here. You can just go back to where you came from, and I’ll pay for your train ticket.”
Ding Rumei immediately stood up from the sofa, looking unwilling. "I was invited by your mother-in-law, how dare you kick me out?"
She met Shu Ying's gaze, and seeing that Xie Zhiyan hadn't returned and that there was no one at home to back her up, she immediately put on a smiling face.
"Sister-in-law, look at how serious you are. I was just joking with you. If you don't like it, just say so. I know you city people are particular and have many rules. I won't cause you any trouble."
Although Shu Ying felt uncomfortable, she didn't mean to let her leave. She watched as the girl went down the steps and glanced at Song Zhaodi beside her.
Ding Rumei treated this place as her own territory, and she couldn't hide anything on her face. Her pointing and gesturing around made Song Zhaodi's blood pressure rise.
She turned her head away, indignant, "They're really a disgrace to us country folk."
Shu Ying held her hand and looked at Ding Rumei, who was looking around. It was her first time in the city, and she found everything strange and wonderful.
"Sister Song, you should rest well these days. Don't pay attention to what she says. Just let her take charge of things at home."
Song Zhaodi was a little worried. This person didn't seem reliable. There were two children at home. If she let her act recklessly and caused more trouble, wouldn't that be even more troublesome?
“Yingying, I know you don’t want to embarrass your mother-in-law, but she’s really not good at housework. I’m not trying to sow discord between you two, but she doesn’t care about the child at all. It’s one thing if the child gets hurt, but what if there are other problems? Where will you go to seek justice?”
Although she was an outsider, she had no ulterior motives in this family; she simply hoped that Shuying would have a better life.
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